Blu-ray Review The Desperate Hours (1955) Blu-ray Review (1 Viewer)

[Matt Hough]

William Wyler is at his peak with this engrossing home invasion thriller, The Desperate Hours.



The Desperate Hours (1955)



Released: 12 Oct 1955
Rated: Approved
Runtime: 112 min




Director: William Wyler
Genre: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir



Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Arthur Kennedy
Writer(s): Joseph Hayes, Jay Dratler



Plot: Three escaped convicts move in on and terrorize a suburban household.



IMDB rating: 7.5
MetaScore: N/A





Disc Information



Studio: Paramount
Distributed By: Arrow
Video Resolution: 1080P/AVC



Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: English PCM 1.0 (Mono)



Subtitles: English SDH
Rating: Not Rated



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[Robert Crawford]

Thank you for your review. I'm looking forward to comparing this upcoming Blu-ray release to Imprint's 2022 Blu-ray.

 

[JC Riesenbeck]

This movie has always been a favorite of mine. I initially read the book and then saw the movie on the late show or something. It didn't disappoint.

 

[richardburton84]

Haven’t seen this film in a while, but I recall liking it and thinking it very intense so it will be good to revisit. It was also interesting to read that the Bogart role was originally played by the much younger Paul Newman in the original stage production.

 

[t1g3r5fan]

Thanks for the great review, Matt! I'll definitely have to pick this up now and upgrade from my previous DVD copy.

 

[titch]

Thank you for this review - Arrow always delivers top-tier transfers. But I shall be very, very cross, if they announce a 4K UHD of this in a year or two....

 

[Keith Cobby]

I'm going to wait, this VistaVision film should be on 4k. Distributors justify releasing 4k soon after blu ray, I know the arguments but still think it's disingenuous.

 

[titch]

I'm going to wait, this VistaVision film should be on 4k. Distributors justify releasing 4k soon after blu ray, I know the arguments but still think it's disingenuous.

Yes - I totally agree. This time, I've decided I'm going to wait it out. Although they are announcing it as a "Limited Edition", I've just purchased yet another Arrow title for the second time: Ringu, in 4K. That blu-ray was released in 2019. That's about the 10th Arrow blu-ray I've replaced with a 4K UHD from their same scan. These days Arrow can't blame publishing a subsequent 4K UHD release on the fact that they didn't have the option of releasing it as a 4K UHD when the blu-ray came out. This time they did.

I don't care if the blu-ray sells out and disappears, I simply won't keep paying double for the same scam - oops, I meant scan!

 

[mackjay]

Great account and review! A Wyler masterpiece. He manages the mounting tension perfectly and the screenplay doesn't spare the feeling of terror...Wonderful characterizations, down to a visiting teacher in one scene (Beverly Garland!) Magnficent work from Frederic March as always, and great, nuanced Bogart plus strong supporters. Dewey Martin has always been underrated imho./ I just saw THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES again, and this film nearly equals it in greatness